Chico State Athletics

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2026 graduate of Placer High School in Auburn, California
- Four-year varsity member of the cross country and track & field teams
- Four-time CIF State Cross Country Championships qualifier
- Helped Placer finish 3rd in Division IV at the 2024 CIF State Cross Country Championships
- Helped Placer win CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV cross country championships in 2024 and 2025
- Helped Placer finish 2nd at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Cross Country Championships in 2022 and 2023
- Helped Placer capture three consecutive Foothill Valley League cross country championships from 2023-25
- Finished 29th in Division IV at the 2024 CIF State Cross Country Championships
- Finished 5th at the 2024 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Cross Country Championships
- Earned All-League honors in cross country in 2024 and 2025
- Recipient of Placer's Cross Country Coaches Award
- Recorded a high school best of 5:20.33 in the 1600m
- Recorded a personal best of 11:16.4 in the 3200m

Personal
- Born January 1, 2008, in Auburn, California
- Daughter of Jennifer Lange and Matt Anderson
- Has one sister, Mackenzie
- Majoring in Nutrition & Food Sciences
- Expected to graduate in 2030
- Favorite athlete is Parker Valby, whose strength and dedication through injuries she admires
- Chose Chico State for its welcoming team and the program Coach Gary Towne has built
- Lists helping Placer finish 3rd at the CIF State Cross Country Championships during her junior year as her greatest sports moment
- Enjoys baking and considers making cookies one of her best talents
- Says the best advice she has received came from high school coach Lindsay Hyatt Barr: "We can do hard things"